Corinth Object: L 2875
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   L 2875
Title:   ROMAN LAMP BRONEER TYPE XXVIII
Category Code:   L
Object Number:   2875
Description:   Lamp with low base ring, flaring convex body, flange at mould joint, broad sloping shoulder, flat rim, concave disk articulated by groove, small central fill hole, air hole at edge of disk, nozzle enclosed in body, solid lug handle, top and bottom askew.
Decoration:   Rim: herringbone, disk plain, 2 grooves on handle.
Writing:   inscribed. ? Possible letter inscribed on bottom.
Material:   Semi-fine red clay with frequent fine white inclusions.
Munsell Color:   Redder than 5YR 5/6
Condition:   Complete or intact. Intact except for small hole in side of nozzle. Burning on nozzle.
Manufacture:   MM
Dimensions Actual:   L00.094 H00.041 (max) H00.032 (rim) W00.072
Period:   Late Roman (5th -6th c AD)
Chronology:   Late Roman
Area:   Asklepieion
Context:   NB133 P162
Site:   Asklepeion
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Asklepieion
Image: bw 1999 037 02
Basket: NB133 P162